I’m taking the the classic rice krispie treat and scaling it up for a Reese’s rice krispie recipe with a little help from Matt. Think rice krispie cereal mixed with Peanut Butter Captain Crunch and tossed with miniature Reese’s peanut butter cup. To bind it all together is the required marshmallow with a mix of dark chocolate to temper the sweetness. Of course I insisted we finish it with a thin layer chocolate and a drizzling of melted peanut butter chips because without it, the bars seemed naked. What resulted is a peanut butter rice krispie treat that is balanced between chocolate and peanut butter with an extra layer of texture from the Peanut Butter Captain Crunch.
Here’s the thing, Matt has never had an interest in cooking, and baking – forget it. The only cooking I have ever watched him do is scrambled eggs for our little guy. So you can imagine how I nearly aged 10 years from shock when he mentioned that he wanted to learn to cook more.
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